Bennion, Eliza Ann, 1853-1946
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1853 - 1946
Biography
Eliza Ann Bennion (1853-1946) was an early pioneer of Salt Lake County, Utah.
Eliza Ann Harker Bennion was born on August 25, 1853, in Taylorsville, Utah, to Joseph Harker and Eliza Ann Smith. She married Hyrum Bennion on December 13, 1869 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Together they had 7 children. The Bennion family helped settle the West Jordan, Utah, area. Eliza died on June 19, 1946 in Taylorsville, Utah.
Citation:
The journal of Eliza Ann Bennion ... 1995: t.p., etc. (Eliza Ann Bennion; Eliza Ann Harker; b. 1853; d. 1946)Eliza Ann Bennion diary, 1871-1996 (Eliza Ann Harker Bennion; born on August 25, 1853, in Taylorsville, Utah, to Joseph Harker and Eliza Ann Smith; she married Hyrum Bennion on December 13, 1869 in Salt Lake City, Utah; 7 children; Bennion family helped settle the West Jordan, Utah, area; died June 19, 1946 in Taylorsville, Utah)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Eliza Ann Bennion diary
Collection
Identifier: MSS SC 1128
Scope and Contents
Includes a 149-page holograph diary kept by Eliza Ann Bennion from 1871 to 1876, while living on the "Bennion Ranch" near Vernon, in Rush Valley, Utah. Records the daily activities of a young woman in 19th century Utah, including helping her mother, doing chores, and going to church and school. She also tells of visits to family members in Taylorsville, Utah. Most entries are brief and recount simple incidents. Also includes a typed transcript, dated 1996, prepared by her granddaughter, Dawn...
Dates:
1871-1876; 1996
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections